Students’ Needs Analysis in Learning General English

It is a fact that general English material is mostly dominated by materials such as daily conversation, tenses or grammar, vocabulary, and some of language expressions, like asking permission, apologizing, asking direction, and giving suggestion.Nevertheless, some questions may arise regarding the needs for general English especially for non-English department students, like students in German department.The study aims at investigating German department students in a public university in Indonesia on their needs in learning General English.In this qualitative study, 17 student participants were asked to complete a semi-open questionnaire written in Indonesian.The students had completed with their English subject in the German language education study program.The findings highlighted learners' necessities, problems they faced, and their wants and needs in learning English.It is suggested that an appropriate textbook that fits their needs can be developed a learning material source in their English class.It is expected that curriculum developers will not only focus on producing good curricula, but also paying attention to the students' needs after they graduate.